Wayne Harrison is a former professional player and has been a highly qualified professional coach for many years. He has held the position of Academy Director at Blackpool Professional Football Club in England and at Al Ain Professional Football Club in the UAE. Wayne has produced more than 30 books with the Soccer Awareness program and has partnered with Amplified Soccer to reproduce these books with updated content, layout and more. Each eBook is a professionally produced pdf that is available for instant download. We will be releasing each book individually as it becomes available so check back weekly.

Tactical Thoughts on the Development of the 4 v 4, 7 v 7 and 9 v 9 Game Sizes

Tactical Thoughts on the Development of the 4 v 4, 7 v 7 and 9 v 9 Game Sizes

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This eBook shows how these different size games can be taught and also shows different systems of play that might be useful to you.

The idea I am trying to cultivate is to find a pattern of development that goes from 4 v 4 to 7 v 7 all the way through 9 v 9 to 11 v 11 that educates the players VERY EARLY on how to ultimately play the 11 v 11, a common thread running right through the book.

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Run with them as you may and of course come up with your own solutions too as that is what coaching is all about. I have introduced the use of RONDOS to initially aid the development of players for the game situation.

Even for 4 v 4, we are developing ideas on angles of support and playing in triangles and diamonds that will intimately translate into the 11 v 11. 4 v 4 can imitate small areas on the field of play for the 11 v 11 where these set ups are totally appropriate to teach for later use in the 11 v 11.

This way they don’t go into the 11 v 11 totally unprepared, on the contrary I believe they are incredibly well prepared instead.

Some set ups are similar in 7 v 7 to 9 v 9 so I didn’t repeat them such as one word commands for example.

NEW Updates Added:

Soccer Awareness methods of coaching added for coaches to use

Roles and responsibilities of players at each size game and how they relate

Developing a back four at 11 v 11 through the game sizes as well as a back 3

More rondo ideas

More team formations at 9 v 9

Added information on 11 v 11 showing the end product and showing with a back three, a back four, or with 2 strikers also

Table of Contents:

Touches on the Ball: A comparison between 11 v 11 and 4 v 4

The Importance of Developing players through teaching Rondos

What do Rondos Teach?

An example of how we develop a SA Rondo over time and increase the challenges

Soccer Awareness Sliding Rondos using one and two touches (or more if needed)

Soccer Awareness: 4 v 1 Rondo (Unlimited touches)

SA Double Rondos for 8 players

SA Double Rondos with 10 players

Introduction to Playing 4 v 4 using rondos

Quick transition 2 v 2 Rondos with Players staying in their own zones

Quick transition 4 v 4 Rondos

Quick transition 6 v 6 Rondos (Attacking)

Quick transition 6 v 6 Rondos (Defending)

Small sided 4 v 4 Defending Games

Small sided 4 v 4 Attacking Games

3-2-1: Patterns of Play: at 7 v 7

2-3-1: Patterns of Play: at 7 v 7

3-1-2: Patterns of Play: at 7 v 7

3-2-1: One Word Communicating at 7 v 7

3-2-1: Defensive Patterns of Play at 7 v 7

Team Shape development in 9 v 9

Composure zones to aid team play and individual development in a 9 v 9

Teaching team play through the thirds of the field in a 9 v 9

Transition Games maintaining shape and balance throughout the team in a 9 v 9